Two cutting machines live in that van, a code machine and a laser machine, with a wall of blanks behind them and the programming gear on the bench. That is not a van carrying a toolbox. That is a key shop that drives to where you are parked, which in this city matters, because towing a car out of a Mission street spot costs more than the key.
Lost every single key
People think this is the end of the world. It is a normal afternoon for us. With no key at all we read the code or decode the lock, cut a fresh key, and program it to the car so the immobilizer accepts it. You drive away with a key that works, and we can kill the old ones so a key floating around out there stops being your problem.
Locked out of the car
Keys sitting on the driver's seat, or in the trunk, or the fob locked itself in while the engine ran. Opening a car properly means air wedges and long reach tools and knowing where the airbag wiring sits in that particular door. Done right there is no mark on the car. Done by someone with a coat hanger and confidence, you get a bent frame and a scratched paint line you look at for years.
Ignitions
If the key goes in but will not turn, or turns only when you jiggle it, the key is often not the fault. Ignition cylinders wear out, and on some models they wear out on schedule. We can tell the difference between a key that has lost its shape and a cylinder that is finished, and that difference is the whole price of the job.
Spare keys and copies
The cheapest automotive job there is, and nobody ever does it until it is too late. A spare cut and programmed while your working key still exists costs a fraction of what an all keys lost call costs at eleven at night. If you are already standing next to the van for something else, ask.
What we cover
Most makes on the road here. Domestic, Japanese, Korean, European, push to start and traditional. Transponder keys, remote head keys, proximity fobs. We do not do Tesla. Tell us the year, make and model on the phone and we will tell you straight whether it is a job we take.
